Thread by @Lindsey_Port

🧵As a female legislator, I often have to mask my rage in order to be an effective leader. Today, that feels impossible.

I'm fucking furious, and it's ok to say that out loud.

Today, 6 justices took a fundamental human right away from 1/2 the population.

We should be pissed.

And in their gutting of Roe, Thomas laid out the path to target contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage.

We have a lot of work ahead of us, and it could get worse before it gets better.

But we have been preparing for thus, and we have a plan here in MN.

At a press conference today, I joined with fellow co-chairs @AthenaHollins and @Morrison4MN to announce the Reproductive Freedom Caucus has joined with the coalition at @UnRestrictMN to release Beyond Roe: The Post Roe Leadership Agenda

unrestrictmn.org/agenda/

The 3 big takeaways of this detailed policy plan are

1) Repeal MN's unnecessary restrictions on abortion access

2) Protect patients and providers from post-Roe attacks

3) Ensure equitable and affordable access to abortion care

We have a slate of proposals to do just that.

But we can't do these things without pro-choice majorities in both the House and Senate and a pro-choice governor.

So we need to mobilize. We must channel our rage into action.

Every single candidate for office should be asked how they will protect reproductive freedom.

We also know that the surrounding states either have trigger bans or are working to put them in place.

An influx of patients will seek care here in MN.

Your dollars to @OurJusticeRJ can help those who need assistance accessing abortion care.

ourjustice.net/donate

Finally, as a mom of 2 daughters, I am heartbroken. I have worked to give my kids a better, more free, and more just world than existed before, and today, we took a giant step back.

People with uteruses now have less autonomy and freedom than everyone else. We are a 2nd class.

So I'll go back to my first point.

I'm furious.

But I'm also ready. Ready to fight. Ready to win. Ready to lead.

Let's go.

#AbortionRightsAreHumanRights
#AbortionIsHealthcare
#UnRestrictMN